Job 19:25-27 For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day on the earth:… In this confession Job declares the promised Messiah to be his Saviour; and professes his faith in His coming to judgment; the resurrection of the dead; and the beatifical vision. I. THE MATTER OF THE COMFORT. 1. That there is a Redeemer. It implies that He is our kinsman after the flesh, or by incarnation. That He paid a price to God for us in His Passion. That He pursueth the law against Satan, and rescues us by His power; all which are notable grounds of comfort. 2. That He is their Redeemer. Job, by a fiducial application, makes out his own title and interest. Faith appropriates God to our own use and comfort. 3. The next ground of comfort is that our Redeemer liveth. This is true of Christ, whether you consider Him as God or as man. Christ's living again in His resurrection is a visible demonstration of the truth of the Gospel in general, and in particular of the article of eternal life. His living after death was the solemn acquittance of our Surety from the sins imputed to Him, and a token of the acceptation of His purpose. His living implies His capacity to intercede for us, and to relieve us in all our necessities. His living is the root and cause of our life; for He having purchased eternal life, not only for Himself, but for all His members, ever liveth to convey it to them, and maintain it in them. 4. Another ground of comfort is the certainty of persuasion. "I know." This implies a clear understanding of this mystery; and a certainty of persuasion, which includes a certainty of faith, or of spiritual sense. II. THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS COMFORT IN OUR AFFLICTIONS. Such as public troubles and difficulties; spiritual distresses; outward calamities; calumnies and slanders; and death. Exhortation — Believe and be persuaded of this truth. Endeavour to arrive at the highest degree of assent. ( T. Manton..) Parallel Verses KJV: For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:WEB: But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth. |
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